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From the Paris tragedy to the parachute murder, we count down 10 incredible crimes committed
in the name of love.
#10: The Diabolical Mother: Diane Downs was willing to do anything to win over the married
man she loved. In 1983, Downs ran into an emergency room and announced that her three
young children had been shot by a “bushy-haired stranger.” One was dead and the other two
were seriously injured. Police warned the public to be on the lookout for the shooter,
but it quickly became evident that something was funny about the mother’s story. It turned
out the man didn’t want to be with a woman with kids, and Downs decided to take matters
into her own hands. She was sentenced to life in prison plus 50 years.
#9: The Paris Tragedy: On a March evening in 1914, Henriette Caillaux entered the office
of newspaper editor Gaston Calmette and shot him four times with a pistol, mortally wounding
him. The reason behind this dirty deed? Caillaux feared that Calmette would publish letters
revealing she’d been her husband’s mistress before they married. At her trial, Caillaux
claimed her “uncontrollable female emotions” were responsible. Shockingly enough, she was
acquitted.
#8: The Wife’s Revenge: When Texas resident Clara Harris found out about her husband’s
affair, she was determined to do everything she could to keep him. She went to a tanning
salon, dyed her hair, and started working out. That still wasn’t enough, so she hired
a private detective to keep an eye on him. Things finally turned violent when Harris
confronted her husband at a Hilton hotel and slammed into him several times with her car.
He died from his injuries and Harris was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
#7: The Woman Who Sacrificed Her Daughter: In 1954, Jacques Algarron asked Denise Labbe
to prove her love for him by killing her two-year-old daughter. Her first three attempts were a
dismal failure, but she finally managed to drown the little girl in a washtub. In court,
the couple hurled insults at each other. Labbe called Algarron “a devil incarnate” and
Algarron claimed the woman was crazy. Labbe received life in prison and Algarron got away
with a 20-year sentence.
#6: The Poisoner: When Martha Wise’s family pressured her into ending a relationship with
Walter Johns, she retaliated in the worst way. On Thanksgiving Day in 1924, several
members of her family suffered terrible stomach pains, and the number of victims continued
to grow. Before Wise was caught, 17 people were poisoned with arsenic. Three passed away.
#5: The Parachute Murder: While skydiving in Belgium in 2006, Els Van Doren’s primary
and reserve parachutes failed to open. She didn’t survive the fall. When police inspected
38-year-old Doren’s equipment, it was discovered that the parachute cords had been cut. It
soon came to light that Doren was involved in a strange love triangle with skydiving
instructor Marcel Somers and another woman named Els Clottemans. Tired of sharing Somers,
Clottemans wanted to take her rival out of the picture – permanently. In 2010, Clottemans
was found guilty of murder and walked out of court with a 30-year sentence.
#4: The Trial Of The Century: After rejecting the advances of millionaire Harry Kendall
Thaw, Evelyn Nesbit revealed that she’d been molested by an architect named Stanford
White. Thaw was upset, but he continued to pursue her and the couple eventually wed.
While attending a stage show in 1906, Thaw spotted White in the area and took his revenge.
He produced a pistol and shot White several times, killing him instantly. The two trials
that followed the event caused a media frenzy. Thaw was sent to the Matteawan State Hospital
for the Criminally Insane.
#3: The Chat Room Murder: Thomas Montgomery thought he’d found love with fellow chat
room member Talhotblond, also known as Jessi. When his wife found out about the cyber affair,
she sent a letter to Jessi explaining that he was married and old enough to be her father.
Horrified, Jessi broke off the relationship and switched to Montgomery’s younger co-worker,
Brian Barrett. Montgomery wasn’t happy. On September 15, 2006, Barrett was shot and
killed as he left work. The terrible twist in all this? Talhotblond was actually a woman
named Mary Shieler. The real Jessi was her daughter, who had no idea what was going on.
#2: The Love Triangle: Sarah Ludemann and Rachel Wade both had their eyes on 19-year-old
Josh Camacho. The struggle was bitter for the Florida teens, and something was going
to have to give. After they taunted each other for months through text messages, it finally
came down to a face-to-face confrontation. Unbeknownst to Ludemann, Wade had a steak
knife with her, and she stabbed her rival in the heart. Ludemann died and Wade was charged
with second-degree murder.
#1: The Beauty Salon Shooting: In 2002, Rena Salmon shot and killed her husband’s pregnant
mistress. She was furious that Paul Salmon had started divorce proceedings, and she wanted
the other woman to suffer. The incident took place in a beauty salon in Chiswick, West
London. Salmon was given life imprisonment for her action.
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